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Â鶹¹ÙÍø to hold town-hall forum on next year’s budget, LCFF
District officials will answer questions, provide data
October 22, 2013 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District is hosting “town hallâ€-type forums to educate the public about its 2014-15 budget and new state funding and spending rules.
The second forum in the series will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Genevieve Didion K-8 School, 6490 Harmon Drive, Sacramento.
Money moves: Â鶹¹ÙÍø hosts forum on state funding changes
Public input sought on Sacramento educational priorities prior to State Board of Education’s release of spending templates
November 4, 2013 (Sacramento): This fall, the state is gearing up to change the way public schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using resources.
In anticipation of these changes, the Sacramento City Unified School District on Wednesday is sponsoring a public discussion of local educational priorities aligned to resources. Input from Wednesday’s meeting will aide in the creation of a spending accountability plan as required by the state.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø sponsors high school recruitment fair
‘Choose Your Future’ helps students and parents learn about district’s college prep and career pathway options
November 13, 2013 (Sacramento): Middle school students can explore high school options on Thursday (November 14) at Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s fourth annual Linked Learning Recruitment Fair.
Noguchi named Â鶹¹ÙÍø Interim Superintendent
November 21, 2013 (Sacramento):
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
Sara Noguchi named Â鶹¹ÙÍø Interim Superintendent
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted 5-2 this evening to appoint former teacher and principal Sara Noguchi, Ed.D., as interim superintendent and to begin the process of finding a permanent replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jonathan Raymond.
Superintendent Raymond announced last month that he will be leaving his post as of December 31 to return to his native Boston, where he plans to spend more time with his immediate and extended family.
Hospital emergency department staff buys 134 gifts for South Sac school
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento nurses, doctors to deliver presents on FRIDAY
December 17, 2013 (Sacramento): Emergency department personnel from Kaiser Permanente’s South Sacramento Medical Center will deliver 134 wrapped holiday presents to students at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Friday (December 20).
Connecting the dots: Â鶹¹ÙÍø seeks public input on how best to fund schools
January 20 (Sacramento): The state’s new Local Control Funding Formula is bringing sweeping changes to the ways schools are funded and how K-12 districts are held accountable for using state resources.
In general, LCFF has fewer funding restrictions that tie resources to certain programs. In exchange for this new flexibility, districts are required to develop accountability plans that detail how spending is aligned with California’s eight priorities for public education.
Fern Bacon gets high-tech media lab, thanks to SECC grant
Middle school schedules ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wednesday
Editor’s note: The following press release was written by students of Fern Bacon Middle School.
Sacramento, California – Fern Bacon Middle School is pleased to announce that it will hold a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for its recently renovated media studio with the help of the Sacramento Education Cable Consortium’s media grant.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø workshops help parents understand new online tests
March 19, 2014 (Sacramento): Students across California are getting ready to participate in a trial run of the state’s new online assessment program which will eventually replace paper-and-pencil testing.
The new Smarter Balanced Assessments will be field tested in Â鶹¹ÙÍø schools beginning April 7. To help parents learn about the new tests, Â鶹¹ÙÍø is sponsoring a series of parent workshops that focus on the assessments and the learning standards to which they are tied.
District, teachers union to hold press conference on NCLB Waiver
April 8, 2014 (Sacramento): Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) will hold a joint press conference on Wednesday (April 9) on the future of the No Child Left Behind waiver at SCTA’s office in East Sacramento.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Board President Patrick Kennedy and SCTA President Nikki Milevsky are scheduled to make a joint announcement.
WHAT: Joint Â鶹¹ÙÍø-SCTA Press Conference
WHEN: 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9
WHERE: SCTA, 5300 Elvas Ave., Sacramento, CA 95819